Overview
- GM will upgrade Oshawa’s stamping and parts operations to support the next generation of full‑size gasoline pickups, bringing total investment at the site to C$1.5 billion since 2020.
- GM ended the third shift at Oshawa at the end of January, cutting about 500 direct jobs and triggering additional losses at suppliers.
- Oshawa produced 135,800 pickups in 2025, representing 11 percent of Canada’s auto output, and it is GM’s only active vehicle assembly plant in Canada following the CAMI BrightDrop closure.
- U.S. tariff policy under President Donald Trump has encouraged production moves to American plants, with GM increasing Silverado output in Fort Wayne and preparing pickup assembly in Orion, Michigan.
- Ottawa is escalating scrutiny of automakers’ Canadian cutbacks, with Industry Minister Mélanie Joly saying she plans to seek hundreds of millions of dollars from GM and Stellantis.